Spurs cut Williams; down to 15-man limit

Marcus Williams probably knew “The Turk” was lurking at Spurs practice on Sunday. He hadn’t played a minute in the team’s last two preseason games, while Malik Hairston, the only other player in camp without a guaranteed contract, had logged productive court time in games Gregg Popovich had declared would begin to resemble regular season tests in terms of player rotations.

Sensing a cut might be coming didn’t make acceptance of reality any easier after Popovich delivered the news after Sunday’s workout.

Williams, an affable guard-forward from Arizona, found a far corner at the team’s practice facility and sat, all alone, trying hard to maintain his composure.

Finally, Michael Finley, the team’s oldest player and a role model for Williams’ game, came out of the locker room and did his best to console him.

Cutting Williams got the Spurs down to the NBA’s 15-player roster limit one day ahead of the cutdown deadline.

The 33rd selection of the 2007 draft, out of University of Arizona, Williams averaged 4.2 points, 1.6 assists and 1.8 rebounds in five pre-season game.